Hettie Sue was the daughter of John Alford and Martha "Priscilla" Ledford Freeman. Her first marriage was to William Henry Burgin on Apr. 25, 1920 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Their marriage produced five daughters (Versie, Dorothy, Frances, Bernice, and Helen) and one son (JC). They divorced prior to William Henry enlisting in the United States Army during World War II in 1942. Her second marriage was to James Oliver Conley about 1943. This marriage produced no children.
She was a skilled seamstress and loved to embroider and to crochet. She could see a picture of a dress in a catalog and make her own pattern. She would make dresses for my mom (her granddaughter) and send them by mail to mama in Pembroke, NC. After mama and my aunt got their drivers licenses, they would take her to churches in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties to place flowers on the graves of her relatives. Mama said that Grandma Conley would pack the trunk full of mason jars and flowers in order to have enough to do the job.
Grandma Conley lost her right leg and then her left to circulation problems secondary to diabetes, but mama said she could still do just about anything for herself and still did more than most people could do with two legs. Sadly, she passed away about a month before my parents' wedding. Mama adored her Grandma Conley and always wished that I could have got to know her and see firsthand what a remarkable and wonderful lady she was.
Hettie Sue was the daughter of John Alford and Martha "Priscilla" Ledford Freeman. Her first marriage was to William Henry Burgin on Apr. 25, 1920 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Their marriage produced five daughters (Versie, Dorothy, Frances, Bernice, and Helen) and one son (JC). They divorced prior to William Henry enlisting in the United States Army during World War II in 1942. Her second marriage was to James Oliver Conley about 1943. This marriage produced no children.
She was a skilled seamstress and loved to embroider and to crochet. She could see a picture of a dress in a catalog and make her own pattern. She would make dresses for my mom (her granddaughter) and send them by mail to mama in Pembroke, NC. After mama and my aunt got their drivers licenses, they would take her to churches in Cleveland and Rutherford Counties to place flowers on the graves of her relatives. Mama said that Grandma Conley would pack the trunk full of mason jars and flowers in order to have enough to do the job.
Grandma Conley lost her right leg and then her left to circulation problems secondary to diabetes, but mama said she could still do just about anything for herself and still did more than most people could do with two legs. Sadly, she passed away about a month before my parents' wedding. Mama adored her Grandma Conley and always wished that I could have got to know her and see firsthand what a remarkable and wonderful lady she was.
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